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Calendar of Professional Development Events and Meetings
Hosted by MFESTS Member Societies

May 13th, 2008 (Tue)
  ESSP: Monthly Lunch Meeting

Engineers Society of Saint Paul (ESSP) Monthly Lunch Meeting
TOPIC: TBA
SPEAKER: TBA

DETAILS: Lunch at 11:30, Presentation at 12:00
Ramsey County Government Center West Building
50 West Kellogg Boulevard,
Saint Paul
The Rock Room, 3rd Floor (Enter off of Kellogg Boulevard and take elevator C down to 3rd floor. Security check with metal detectors is required.)

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION:
Greg Robinson, 651-643-0435 or greg.robinson@kimley-horn.com
Lisa Falk-Thompson, 651-266-6117 or lisa.falk-thompson@ci.stpaul.mn.us

Registration deadline: TBA

May 13th, 2008 (Tue)
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  ASQ-MN: Annual Chair's Night at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

MN ASQ Section Annual Chairs Night Meeting
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts held at
The Minnesota Room 
1440 Northland Drive, Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Phone: 651-286-2400
Registration info: There are 2 options to register for this event.

Option #1: Call in at the number given below and leave a voicemail following the instructions. Please ensure that your member number is provided so you get charged member rates. Non-members are also welcome to participate t non-member rates.
Option #2: Register and pay online visiting the link given below. This saves you time waiting in line for registrations at the day of the event. It also ensures error free registration.**IMPORTANT** YOU MUST REGISTER EARLY! A MAXIMUM OF 44 PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT! Only personal checks or cash will be accepted at the door.To Register: Call 651-779-9820 or go online at mnasq.org .Registration Deadline: May 09, 2008 12:00 Noon OR first 44 people to register, whichever comes first.

Agenda

5:30 P.M.Registration

6:00 P.M. Welcome and Introduction Greg Olson, Chair

6:05 P.M. Dinner: Four-course fine-dining dinner

Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

7:30 P.M  Program: Chair’s Review and MemberRecognition Greg Olson, Chair

A four course mealM. will be served using spring as their inspiration. The menu has not been determined yet.


Additional details at www.mnasq.org

May 20th, 2008 (Tue) -- May 23rd, 2008 (Fri)
  SAME 2008 National Conference
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Post proudly hosts the SAME 2008 Joint Engineer Training Conference and EXPO.

For additional information see: http://www.same-2008.org
May 22nd, 2008 (Thu)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  tc-ISA Technical Development Meeting

Twin Cities Section of ISA
Rockwell Automation Tour plus Presentation
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008
Time: 5:30 - Drive Center Tour
6:00 - Presentation
7:00 - optional dinner*


Location: Rockwell Automation

2106 West County Road C

Roseville, MN 55113

(651) 633-8015

RSVP: email by 5/21 to isa-stp@comcast.netMay 2008 Meeting of Twin Cities Section of ISA
Please join Rockwell Automation and the TwinCities Section of ISA for a presentation on, IT and Manufacturing Network Convergence. This technical and cultural convergence of IT and manufacturing around Ethernet technology creates significant business opportunities for end users and OEMs. Rockwell Automation details this trend including lessons learned and how to take advantage of this convergence.

Speaker:

Tom Steffen is Solutions Architect for Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture. Tom has worked for Rockwell Automation for the past 18 years and has over 22 years experience working on Plant Floor Automation.

*Optional Dinner:

Following the presentation, please join us at

Joe Senser’s is located at 2350 Cleveland Ave Roseville, MN 55113

Jun 19th, 2008 (Thu)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  tc-ISA Technical Development Meeting
Automation Inc Tour plus Presentation

Meetings are typically set for local facilities with a presentation and/or plant tour.  Following the meeting, participants gather at a local restaurant for a self-funded dinner.
Jun 25th, 2008 (Wed)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  SAME-MSP: Monthy Luncheon Meeting
TOPIC: 
PRESENTER: 
LOCATION: Fort Snelling Officers Club
NOTES: Lunch buffet is available, typical cost is ~$10.00
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.same-msp.org
Jun 26th, 2008 (Thu)
5:15 PM
  SWE: Professional Development at Mill City Museum

Come see how Minneapolis became famous for its flour.  Please join us for an outdoor tour of St. Anthony Falls led by a historian from the Minnesota Historical Society. The

historian will be costumed and playing the part of William de la Barre the turn of the century engineer that developed the Minneapolis water power systems that made the flour mills thrive. Following the outdoor tour, we will be visiting

the Mill City Museum. We will ride the flour tower, view a short movie on the history of Minnesota and then take a self-guided tour the museum.

For more information: http://www.swe-mn.org/pages/professionalDevelopment/fy08/20080626MillCity.pdf
To RSVP: http://www.swe-mn.org/pages/announce/20080626MillCity.html

If you would like an event added to our calendar, please send an email to our calendar administrators.